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South Tyneside road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1998, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (432), and casualties fell from 564.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,915 collisions in South Tyneside.

Collisions in 1998
427
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
550
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
10% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1998

0.5% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1998 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4410%
  • Slight38189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious458.2%
  • Slight50391%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 427, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025150173
2024175215
2023143168
2022160190
2021136154
2020164201
2019185229
2018194245
2017227280
2016242316
2015253326
2014279388
2013245300
2012261336
2011294403
2010312413
2009320415
2008310423
2007330418
2006338434
2005376503
2004398513
2003375537
2002398533
2001396517
2000422547
1999391517
1998427550
1997432564
1996420543
1995387513
1994390534
1993372477
1992422522
1991424553
1990437521
1989434565
1988423540
1987387508
1986410497
1985394484
1984409512
1983422512
1982488599
1981440539
1980446544
1979477583

When and where crashes happen in South Tyneside in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February45 (11%)
  • March44 (10%)
  • April37 (8.7%)
  • May36 (8.4%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July24 (5.6%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September35 (8.2%)
  • October33 (7.7%)
  • November42 (9.8%)
  • December22 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (61%)
  • Wet or damp162 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph329 (77%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph21 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph45 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (20%)
  • Roundabout52 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (63%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1044 (8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35115 (21%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5558 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (54%)
  • Passenger151 (27%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car593 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in South Tyneside

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1998.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1998

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1998: 48, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194487407
2ndA19354202
3rdB1298344313
4thA184313901
5thA1018252901
6thA183223402
7thA185222601
8thA1300161910
9thB1301111502
10thB129781003
11thB151681100
12thB13036701
13thA12903401
14thB13063600
15thB13022201
16thA194(M)1100
17thB12991100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1998

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1998: 161.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1998

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1998: 118.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years